AI Rate Professor

Physics

Maryam Ashrafi

PHYS410 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid if you have another physics option; if and grind exams hard.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear LecturesExam Heavy PhysicsTough GraderDisorganizedSelf-Study Required
  • Most students say she knows physics but struggles to teach it clearly.
  • Course is exam- and and .
  • A minority praise her willingness to help hard-working students and give partial credit.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Even diligent students report , and unfair grade structures; As require exceptional effort.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews to compare.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Physics content plus dense lectures and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections list attendance mandatory or participation-weighted; and people skip lectures.

Only in-person evidence; reports conflict between mandatory and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Roughly one in ; most urge choosing anyone else despite a few positive helpers.

All reviews are in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and test-heavy tags dominate; some partial credit and forgiveness exist but .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Laborious homework and independent lab reports, though .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Repeated themes of , and weak communication despite subject knowledge.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Exams and ; homework is important for learning but low weight.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

lectures often feel confusing or , and many report low averages and drops.

Main concern

and weak support for struggling students.

What students said

“brilliant at physics, but cannot communicate or teach. !”
17855
“the so low she asked us what she can do .”
PHYS410
“You'd have an easier time learning the material on your own. !!!”
16386

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and 5-8 minute quizzes are hard, multi-concept, and high stakes with little student-friendly framing.

Test HeavyShort Timed QuizzesMulti-Concept Exam ProblemsLow Exam Averages

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; weekly quizzes are extremely short and tough.

5-8 Minute QuizzesTest HeavyHard Multi-Concept Exams
“ and last for 5-8 minutes.”
PHYS410
“As for the exams, the problems are just 2-4 concepts shoved into 3-4 problems.”
PHYS410
“she might write an example problem that is harder than anything in the ... and indeed it is in the test but it is slightly alter to make it more difficult.”
17855

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“brilliant at physics, but cannot communicate or teach. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉

24/100

“the so low she asked us what she can do .”

🎯 Teaching Clarity Issues

28/100

“ ... it is slightly alter to make it more difficult.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

22/100

“ if you think you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • cannot communicate or teach
  • lecture is very disorganised
  • clearly has knowledge in the subject, but not practice in teaching

Theme 2

📈

  • 55% exams, 20% labs, 9% quizzes in lab, 6% HW
  • 5 minutes
  • and very nice

Theme 3

❤️ About Helpfulness

  • Dr. Ashrafi will bend over backwards to help students who need it
  • she is very willing to work with the needs of students who are making an effort
  • uses the complexity of the material as a scapegoat

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

20 recent in-person reviews are fairly consistent on teaching and , but zero online data and mixed minority praise limit full certainty.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 512

Course coverage

163868 reviews
178558 reviews
PHYS4104 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4